Pte Cobley BEM

I was just looking through the gallery and saw this man's name, and I wondered who he was and what did he get his BEM for ? I will look into it.

Victor Charles Cobley, Police Constable,
Plymouth City Police.
Awarded the British Empire Medal.
When a building at Plymouth was partlydemolished by high explosive bombs, Constable Cobley worked hard and intelligently to rescue the casualties. He then helped to release several persons trapped in the basement of a private house. Completing this task, and whilst bombing was still active, he attended to the wants of victims bombed out of their homes. Further bombs dropped during this period and the Constable, with assistance, extricated three persons from a house that had received a direct hit and was on fire. This rescue was particularly hazardous and necessitated working with the greatest possible speed. Cobley continued his work, exhibiting a conspicuously high standard of conduct generally during the period of the raid.
Later promoted to Devon R.
21st April 1944 14241816 Victor Charles Cobley (311312).

Born 1918 Died May 2000 Bristol.

Constable 273 Cobley joined the Plymouth City Police on 3 April 1939 and rose to the rank of chief inspector at the time of his retirement from the Devon & Cornwall Constabulary on 30 September 1969. Ref: The Call of Duty ? Campion 1997 page 26.